Susan Smith, nearing parole after murders of young sons, says she'd be 'good stepmom': report

South Carolina mom Susan Smith, who has served nearly 30 years for drowning sons Michael and Alexander in 1994, says she would "make a good stepmom" if she makes parole next year.

Per South Carolina Department of Corrections records, Smith began her 29-year sentence on Nov. 4, 1994, after she was convicted on two counts of murder in the deaths of sons Michael Daniel Smith, 3, and Alexander Tyler Smith, 14 months. Initially, then-22-year-old Smith told investigators that a Black man had carjacked her while the two boys were still inside the car. Days later, she wept alongside husband David Smith on national television, pleading for their safe return: "Your mama loves you so much," she said during one news conference. Christina Coulter is a U.S. and World reporter for Fox News Digital. Email story tips to christina.coulter@fox.com.

But ultimately, Smith admitted that there was no carjacker – she let her car roll into John D. Long Lake and watched as the vehicle sunk with the two children still strapped into the car seats. Her prospective affair partner and ex-boyfriend, Tom Findalay, penned a letter a week earlier that prosecutors said drove Smith to drown the boys:"Susan, I could really fall for you. But like I have told you before, there are some things about you that aren't suited for me, and yes, I am speaking about your children," he wrote, per Deseret News.